Data

Princeton U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   1,517   1,527   1,499   1,442   1,418   1,399   1,346   1,328   1,303   1,308
    Female   1,020   993   952   854   820   805   779   732   718   700
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,391   1,415   1,386   1,318   1,254   1,211   1,163   1,128   1,099   1,123
    Hispanic or Latino   157   165   168   151   136   125   104   98   94   88
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,141   1,158   1,129   1,068   1,024   994   966   947   918   940
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Asian   297   265   251   229   208   195   172   161   146   140
      Black or African American   79   82   66   52   52   50   56   64   55   45
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1
      White   686   733   744   720   706   699   689   681   679   712
      More than one race   78   77   68   67   57   49   49   41   37   41
    Unknown ethnicity and race   93   92   89   99   94   92   93   83   87   95
  Temporary visa holders   1,146   1,105   1,065   978   984   993   962   932   922   885
  Science and engineering   2,537   2,520   2,451   2,296   2,238   2,204   2,125   2,060   2,021   2,008
    Science   1,930   1,910   1,871   1,586   1,558   1,528   1,501   1,558   1,547   1,516
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   321   309   292   297   277   268   251   204   207   206
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   242   240   223   0   0   0   0   143   123   122
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   61   62   62   56   57   61   52   58   62   61
      Mathematics and statistics   154   146   156   100   93   102   110   92   93   89
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   11   4   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   430   412   403   392   380   367   355   329   338   334
      Psychology   55   52   47   52   48   46   44   49   42   45
      Social sciences   656   685   683   689   703   684   689   645   641   626
    Engineering   607   610   580   710   680   676   624   502   474   492
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   109   110   111   107   97   91   92   98   81   80
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   74   71   73   54   61   64   60   54   54   60
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   248   238   208   401   364   360   315   168   169   179
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   56   68   78   61   64   61   59   53   45   43
      Mechanical engineering   120   123   110   87   94   100   98   99   96   99
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   29   31
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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